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Friday, April 6, 2012

Baking my own birthday cake

Because that's what you do when you have kids. I even let them choose the flavor and decorations.

For the first year in many years, I had a birthday that actually felt like mine, not just a day given over to the kids. Each year, it seems that my children can sense the shift in attention, and they either act out, get sick, or I get sick, making the day wholly not about me. This year, I entered in with extremely low expectations and I was rewarded with a lovely day. I spent the afternoon baking a cake with my two older kids, then we ate it at home before my husband and I headed off to a grown up dinner.

One year I had a birthday party for myself and invited all my 10 year old daughters friends because she didn't want to have a pool party on my birthday which happened to be the only available day. They were each required to make a homemade birthday card for me. It was my best birthday ever!

Belated birthday pretty girl! Your cuties are too adorable! May God bless you and your beautiful family this EASTER SUNDAY! Lots of hugs and thank you for your sweet visit, I loved what you said about the Lladro girl!FABBY

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I'm a Harvard-trained architect, now staying at home with 4 young children. I designed and built my dream house, then did it all again with a modern vacation house. I'm putting my passion for design, food and family to work. I built the dream, but I still live in reality.